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Newspaper
Troy Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1905
Page
4
The item lists events and ads from a local paper: Lincoln's birthday tomorrow, fresh oysters at Kuntzmann's, Valentine's Day next Tuesday, theater notice for The Grafters, cheap valentines at THE RACKET, subscription pitch for THE CALL, Dr F W Braner buys a driving horse, fresh fish Fridays at Deimling's Meat Market starting January 27, and various local updates.
An assortment of brief items recalls longtime Chicago settlers Clay Tincher and Yancy Tolliver from Kentucky and a humorous toast, reflections on odor language, medical anecdotes endorsing Electric Bitters, dental health cautions, marriage anecdotes, and a tally of coal-to-electric power advances citing Mr. A A Campbell Swanton.
A Japan auction method involves the seller presenting the item while bidders write their top bid on paper and place it in a box. The box is opened and the item goes to the highest bidder, a queer yet observed practice.
A Japanese town along the prisoners route has appropriated funds for entertaining the captives. The piece contrasts this chivalry with modern nations, praising Japan’s humane gesture as a lesson in civilization from the chrysanthemum land.
Timetable snippet lists westward and eastward trains including Vandalia Accommodation, Indianapolis Mail, Indianapolis Express, and Local Freight with approximate times. It notes daily service except Sunday, and directs readers to G L Lettroff or J M Chesbrough for full time card, through cars, and rates.
A compilation of notices from local residents forbidding hunting and trespass on their land and a tax collection heading for Jarvis township. Names listed for keep-out and a tax collection deadline set for March 10 1905 with Eckert as collector. Also employment and classified ads inviting traveling sign distributors, Cat Want Ads, and sales of an incubator and curtain stretchers. Also a real estate tease for lots at the old picnic ground.
A Paterson Guardian item from New Jersey notes a California claim that wild water melons are pests. The remark is likely a pretense to lure a Black man from the south and east, exposing racial hostility in the line about agricultural pests.
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